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Confidential Apple Files Leaked on Dark Web After Supplier Cyberattack

Tuesday June 23, 2026 4:20 am PDT by Tim Hardwick<br>One of Apple's key manufacturing partners in India has confirmed it was recently the target of a cyberattack that has resulted in confidential Apple documents being leaked on the dark web.

Tata Electronics said on Monday it had detected a "cybersecurity incident," after security researchers told Reuters that ransom group World Leaks had shared more than 200,000 files belonging to Apple and Tesla, both of which are customers of the Indian group.

"A few weeks ago, Tata Electronics identified a cybersecurity incident on some of our systems. Our response protocols were deployed immediately, and the incident has had no impact on our operations across businesses, which remain unaffected," Tata Electronics told Reuters in a statement.

Apple has not commented on the leak, but a source familiar with the matter told the outlet that Apple was investigating the breach and ​a "full analysis was going on." Tata is believed to have received a ransom demand related to the incident, but the group declined to comment.

Many of the leaked files allegedly contain component design and specification papers. For example, one 52-page document has Apple's proprietary markings and purportedly details quality inspection standards ⁠for iPhone circuit ​board components. The files are ⁠also said to contain emails, event logs spanning several years, and passport copies of employees including foreign nationals.

Reuters wasn't able to independently verify the documents, which have been available on the dark web – which is beyond the reach of search engines – since at least June 10, according to researchers.

Tata is emerging as one of Apple's most important manufacturing ​partners outside China, and the breach is another setback for the group. It is also currently facing a health probe over alleged contamination of farmlands near one of its iPhone parts plants.

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JoshuaBru<br>7 hours ago at 04:39 am

I miss the good old days when an Apple employee would lose his unreleased iPhone in a bar and macrumors went absolutely nuts over it. Simpler times lol<br>Score: 24 Votes (Like | Disagree)

lepetitnicolas<br>6 hours ago at 05:23 am

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CDPlayer<br>6 hours ago at 05:35 am

Reminds me of this John Oliver Apple ad parody from 2015.

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nt5672<br>5 hours ago at 06:16 am

What is the dark web, and what is its URL?

Where does someone who wants to access this dark web even go?

Stop using hand-wavy terms and be specific. No way to verify any of the claims made here without a direct link and citation of the source. Writing is going downhill!

If you don't know the dark web, you should just stay away from it. It is like walking down a dark alley at midnight in absolutely the worst part of town. Just stay home in your protected bedroom at your Mom's house. You are not equipped to deal with it.<br>Score: 3 Votes (Like | Disagree)

CDPlayer<br>6 hours ago at 05:05 am

Apple and Tesla

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CDPlayer<br>1 hour ago at 09:57...